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H. P. GARLAND.

WHEEL 0R ROLLER FOR SLIVERING JUTE. No. 356,312. Patented Jan 18, 1887.

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fiJNrTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOXVARD P. GARLAND, OF SAN QUENTIN, CALIFORNIA.

WHEEL OR ROLLER FOR SLIVERING JUTE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,312, dated January18, 188 7.

Application filed March 6, 1886.

T0 to whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HOWARD P. GARLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Quentin, in the county of Marin and State of California,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wheels or Rollers forSlivering Jute, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object the improvcment of the wheels orrollers used for sliveringjutc before spinning; and this object Iaccomplish by the means to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l is an elevational view of a portion ofa jute-slivering machine with my improved rollers. applied thereto. Fig.2 is a transverse section through the machine. Fig. 3 is a plan view ofmy improved jute-slivering wheel, and Fig. 4 is an edge view of-theparts of the wheel shown in Fig. 3. Like letters of reference designatelike parts in all the figures.

It has been the usual practice in slivering jute previous to spinning topass the jute between a fluted shaft and transversely-located rollers,whose peripheries were in close proxixnity to the horizontal shaft.These wheels or disks have generally been such as were turned orfashioned from lumber without reference to the direction of the fibersor grain of the wood, and said fibers or grain have usually beenhorizontal or parallel to the horizontal fluted shaft. \Vith such aconstruction the periphery of the wheel is soon worn away or Serial No.194,352. (No model.)

endwise to the periphery of the roller the remainder of the constructionof the roller has not been such as to be productive of the best results.I

It is therefore the feature of my present invention to improve thosewheels that are so constructed that the fibers or grain may presentthemselves endwise to the fluted shaft.

Fig. 3 shows the manner of constructing my improved wheel. It comprisestwo equal parts formed by cutting two partly-circular pieces, H H,lengthwise of the fiber or veins of the .wood, and then uniting said twoparts by a rabbeted or scarf joint, the scarf or rabbet being made ineach part at right angles to the direction of the fiber, and each halfhaving four inclines, G G G G, radiating to the periphery of the wheel,so that when the two parts are united the fibers of the wood are allpresented endwise to the periphery of the wheel, and consequently to thefluted shaft.

I do not claim, broadly, the idea of constructing a roller with thewoody fiber presented endwise to the periphery of the roller; but

What I do claim is The herein-described wooden wheel or roller forjute-slivering machines, consisting of two plates, H H, cut lengthwiseof the fiber of the wood, said plates having each four inclines, G G GG, and being united by rabbeted or scarf joints, substantially as shownand described.

' In testimony that I clai m the foregoing I have hereunto set my handand seal.

HOWARD P. GARLAND. [L. s]

Witnesses: I

OHAs. E. KELLY, O. W. SMITH.

